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NYF Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Galarza (ranked 3776 p4p, 5781 weight class) and Tony Bigwood (ranked 403 p4p, 486 weight class). Daniel Galarza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Galarza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bigwood!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigwood scores with a jab.
 It looks like Daniel Galarza has been cut.
Galarza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galarza clinches.
Galarza has Bigwood pressed against the cage.
Bigwood tries to stall but Galarza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Galarza lands a knee to the body.
Bigwood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Galarza prevents Bigwood from breaking the clinch.
Bigwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bigwood is trying to force a seperation but Galarza has the dominant position.
Galarza gets control of Bigwood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Galarza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bigwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bigwood trying to control but Galarza is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bigwood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galarza's head.
Bigwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galarza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bigwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galarza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigwood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galarza is keeping the position for now.
Galarza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Galarza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bigwood controlling the position for now.
Bigwood tries to roll over but Galarza keeps him under control.
Bigwood wants to get back to full guard but Galarza has passed into side control.
Galarza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Galarza moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galarza dominating with strikes here.
Galarza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bigwood is looking to improve his position but Galarza isn't that keen on the idea.
Galarza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Galarza blocks Bigwood's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bigwood is looking to improve his position but Galarza isn't that keen on the idea.
Bigwood is squirming around, avoiding Galarza's attempts to control the action.
Bigwood is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Galarza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galarza is landing with some decent strikes but Bigwood is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Galarza working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bigwood turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Galarza off and cradles Bigwood's limp body as Galarza celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Daniel Galarza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Morril (ranked 4791 p4p, 6337 weight class) and Oliver Brimble (ranked 453 p4p, 490 weight class). Oliver Brimble is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Morril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Brimble!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brimble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morril to score with a decent uppercut.
Brimble rushes Morril and presses him up against the cage.
Brimble breaks the clinch.
Morril misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morril takes a swing at Brimble's ribcage but misses.
Brimble drives through and clinches with Morril against the cage.
Brimble just leaning against Morril, taking a breather.
Morril throws a head punch that misses.
Brimble avoiding damage.
Brimble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Morril's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morril has had enough of the clinch but Brimble keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Morril fails to land.
Morril breaks the clinch.
Morril blocks a head kick by Brimble.
Brimble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morril.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimble misses with a hook to the body
and Morril counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brimble.
Brimble moves out of range of the strikes.
As Morril backs off Brimble throws a huge counter combo but Morril manages to avoid it all.
Morril dips to his left and cracks Brimble with an uppercut!
Brimble throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morril's head.
Morril throws a shot to the body.
Morril swings for the body but Brimble moves out of range.
Brimble throws a wild body kick that Morril sees coming a mile off.
Brimble takes one on the button.
Brimble slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brimble.
An attempted straight right counter from Morril misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brimble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sam Morril is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brimble throws a low kick, looking for Morril's leg but Morril calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brimble staying out of range there.
A jab from Morril misses.
Brimble lands a high kick!
Brimble fails with the takedown.
Sam Morril has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Brimble.
Brimble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morril but Morril pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brimble fails with the takedown
and Brimble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brimble looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brimble misses with a takedown attempt
and Morril counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morril scores with a nice strike.
Brimble walks into a straight right hand from Morril.
Brimble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morril throws out the jab.
Brimble tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brimble misses with a takedown
and Morril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brimble shoots for a double leg takedown but Morril sprawls well. He's pushed Brimble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morril lands a nice shot that snaps Brimble's head back.
Morril is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morril listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morril scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brimble doesn't seem bothered though.
Brimble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 Brimble is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morril steps in with a hook that catches Brimble right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Morril follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Brimble looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Morril!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Davis (ranked 3964 p4p, 4287 weight class) and Rasmus Mogensen (ranked 314 p4p, 328 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andreas Davis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andreas Davis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Mogensen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogensen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Davis tries to buck Mogensen off but Mogensen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mogensen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mogensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mogensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mogensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogensen has hold of Davis's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Davis tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mogensen cranks the arm and Davis screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Davis, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rasmus Mogensen!
After the fight, Rasmus Mogensen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Yamasaki (ranked 4108 p4p, 5406 weight class) and Kai Walsh (ranked 483 p4p, 542 weight class). Kai Walsh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Walsh!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki thows a leg kick but Walsh checks it
and Walsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamasaki, as that shot connected.
 It looks like Kai Walsh has been cut.
Walsh tries for a takedown but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walsh.
A little feinted left hand from Yamasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walsh walks into a left hand.
Walsh drops his hands momentarily and Yamasaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamasaki misses the jab.
Walsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamasaki is looking to counter punch.
Yamasaki swinging wildly here.
Yamasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamasaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Walsh's head.
Walsh is rocked!
Walsh tries to clinch there but Yamasaki circles away.
Yamasaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walsh just manages to avoid it.
Walsh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamasaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice sprawl there from Yamasaki as Walsh shoots in.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Walsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki misses with a looping left.
Yamasaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walsh's head backwards.
Walsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamasaki finish him?
Yamasaki cracks Walsh on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Walsh falls backwards against the cage. Yamasaki follows up with more strikes that drop Walsh to his knees. Yamasaki keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Walsh! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
Hideyoshi Yamasaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ripley West (ranked 2082 p4p, 6005 weight class) and Gael Dos Santos (ranked 241 p4p, 489 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ripley West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
West drops his hands momentarily and Dos Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Santos.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks West to the ground! Dos Santos dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Ripley West has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
West is wriggling around trying to escape.
West wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West wants to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos tries to control but West wriggling away.
West manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but West does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
West is controlling Dos Santos's trapped leg to prevent Dos Santos from advancing to side control.
West pushes Dos Santos off looking to stand but Dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.
West is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
West looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos wants to pass to mount but West is defending the position.
West tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
West is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West breaks from the clinch.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Gael Dos Santos has been cut.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from West.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body kick.
West is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks West to the ground! Dos Santos dives into full mount looking to finish!
Dos Santos wants to take West's back here but West is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Dos Santos looking to control but West is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos looking to secure an arm triangle but West defends it well.
West tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gael Dos Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West closes the distance and clinches.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
West pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West to keep the fight standing.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but West won't allow it.
West lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West gets a clinch.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos tries a quick counter leg kick but West is wise to it.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that misses.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
West throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by West.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from West.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gael Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ripley West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dos Santos lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West connects with a looping right hand.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from West.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
West went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
West is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West feinted there with a counter leg kick.
West throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ripley West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gael Dos Santos.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from West on the inside.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Ripley West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for West.
West instigates a clinch.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
West stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Dos Santos lands but West takes it in his stride.
West throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but West turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
West manages to break the clinch.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos is rocked!
West throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
West misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ripley West dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Dos Santos, right into the meat of the thigh.
West missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West steps into range and cracks Dos Santos with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dos Santos flops backwards and West dives into his guard looking to finish!
West throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. West gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! West has picked Dos Santos up and slammed him! Dos Santos can't keep hold of the triangle and West manages to pass to side control!
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Dos Santos taking a bit of punishment here - West scoring with strikes.
West working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
West fails to land a wild elbow strike.
West working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dos Santos is trying to control West's posture but West avoids it.
West in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with the ground and pound.
Gael Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but West keeps moving and retains side control.
West looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dos Santos is avoiding damage well.
Dos Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but West pulls his head out easily.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
West postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dos Santos is tightening it up a little... West has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! West reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! West taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gael Dos Santos!
Ripley West was interviewed post fight and said '*gargle gargle gargle* '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Balopoulos (ranked 2318 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Klaas Jan Tijhoff (ranked 286 p4p, 239 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikos Balopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tijhoff.
Balopoulos darts in and clinches Tijhoff up against the cage.
Balopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tijhoff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tijhoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tijhoff stalling in the clinch.
Balopoulos blocking some punches.
Balopoulos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tijhoff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tijhoff has a couple of punches blocked by Balopoulos.
Balopoulos is looking for a takedown.
Balopoulos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tijhoff is trying to keep an underhook but Balopoulos manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tijhoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balopoulos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tijhoff looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tijhoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tijhoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Tijhoff, not yet.
Tijhoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balopoulos defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Tijhoff.
Tijhoff working a defensive guard here.
Tijhoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balopoulos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balopoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tijhoff is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tijhoff keeping moving, preventing Balopoulos from controlling successfully.
Tijhoff trying to keep a closed guard but Balopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Tijhoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tijhoff has momentary wrist control but Balopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
Tijhoff looking for a guillotine here but Balopoulos defends easily.
Tijhoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Balopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tijhoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Tijhoff, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balopoulos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tijhoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Tijhoff has wrist control.
Tijhoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Balopoulos won't allow Tijhoff to sweep him here.
Balopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Balopoulos wants to control from the top but Tijhoff keeps moving.
Balopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tijhoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balopoulos wants to pass the guard but Tijhoff is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Balopoulos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tijhoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Balopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tijhoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikos Balopoulos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balopoulos cracks Tijhoff with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tijhoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balopoulos attempts a counter takedown but Tijhoff avoids it well and moves away.
Balopoulos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tijhoff was covering up waiting for the punch and Balopoulos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Balopoulos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Balopoulos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balopoulos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tijhoff keeping full guard, as Balopoulos tries to pass.
Balopoulos is in close to Tijhoff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tijhoff controls Balopoulos momentarily but Balopoulos frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tijhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tijhoff looking for a guillotine here but Balopoulos defends easily.
Tijhoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tijhoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balopoulos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Balopoulos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tijhoff is trying to keep Balopoulos in close.
Tijhoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Balopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Balopoulos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
Tijhoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balopoulos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balopoulos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Balopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balopoulos preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos wants to control from the top but Tijhoff keeps moving.
Tijhoff is trying to control the position but Balopoulos postures up.
Balopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Balopoulos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tijhoff's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balopoulos stays in close to Tijhoff's body and controls the position.
Balopoulos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balopoulos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balopoulos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Balopoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tijhoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balopoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balopoulos wants to control from the top but Tijhoff keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tijhoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balopoulos manages to avoid it.
Balopoulos closes the distance and pushes Tijhoff back into the cage.
Balopoulos has Tijhoff pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tijhoff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tijhoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balopoulos's elbow.
Balopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tijhoff prevents it.
Balopoulos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tijhoff pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balopoulos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tijhoff's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balopoulos is trying to control the action in half guard but Tijhoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tijhoff wants to control but Balopoulos is keeping busy.
Tijhoff has hold of Balopoulos's hands but Balopoulos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nikos Balopoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Balopoulos seems content to control.
Tijhoff has hold of Balopoulos's hands but Balopoulos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tijhoff is looking to control Balopoulos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tijhoff avoid being mounted?
Balopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Tijhoff's head.
Tijhoff is trying to control but can't.
Balopoulos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Balopoulos controlling the action here.
Tijhoff is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balopoulos lands a nice short elbow.
Balopoulos lands strikes from half guard.
Balopoulos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Balopoulos is thwarting Tijhoff's attempts to control the position.
Tijhoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Balopoulos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tijhoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Balopoulos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balopoulos is keen to just control but Tijhoff is a slippery customer.
Tijhoff wants to control but Balopoulos is keeping busy.
Klaas Jan Tijhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balopoulos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tijhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balopoulos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos wants to free his trapped foot but Tijhoff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tijhoff has hold of Balopoulos's hands but Balopoulos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tijhoff wants to control but Balopoulos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Balopoulos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nikos Balopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balopoulos lands a nice short elbow.
Balopoulos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tijhoff looking for a kimura from the bottom but Balopoulos passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikos Balopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balopoulos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikos Balopoulos!
Nikos Balopoulos gave a mention to Fantasy Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efim Gracie (ranked 3274 p4p, 3633 weight class) and Mieszko Kotula (ranked 268 p4p, 289 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Reunion- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mieszko Kotula!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Kotula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie throws an overhand right that drops Kotula like a sack of potatoes! Gracie dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
An intense looking Efim Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alee Ideaale (ranked 1613 p4p, 1821 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 236 p4p, 263 weight class). Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alee Ideaale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ideaale dodges the punch combination from Rotiz.
Rotiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ideaale manages to avoid it.
Ideaale closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rotiz did well to prevent Ideaale getting side control.
Rotiz is refusing to be controlled, as Ideaale sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotiz pushes Ideaale off looking to stand but Ideaale dives back in and keeps control.
Ideaale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ideaale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ideaale wants to pass to mount but Rotiz is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ideaale stops Rotiz from getting back to his feet.
Rotiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ideaale is pressing down on Rotiz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rotiz is holding on for now.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ideaale wants to control but Rotiz is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ideaale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rotiz pinned against the cage. Rotiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ideaale definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rotiz lands a body shot.
Rotiz lands with a shot to the body.
Rotiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ideaale.
A little jabbing left from Rotiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rotiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ideaale manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rotiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ideaale gets back to full guard.
Ideaale wants to sweep but no luck.
Rotiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ideaale working for a triangle but Rotiz defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ideaale is looking for a triangle but Rotiz pushes his legs off easily.
Rotiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ideaale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rotiz defends well.
Ideaale lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet but Ideaale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ideaale trying to control but Rotiz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotiz keeping full guard, as Ideaale tries to pass.
Ideaale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ideaale prevents Rotiz from getting back to his feet.
Ideaale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ideaale stops Rotiz from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ideaale trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rotiz wants to stand and escape but Ideaale is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ideaale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ideaale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rotiz swings for the body but Ideaale moves out of range.
Ideaale throws a lazy uppercut
and Rotiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rotiz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ideaale is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rotiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rotiz misses with the combination.
Ideaale feinted with a counter takedown.
Rotiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ideaale to the mat! Ideaale manages to get full guard.
Ideaale trying to keep a closed guard but Rotiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ideaale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ideaale escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rotiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toti Rotiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ideaale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ideaale wants it to stay on the feet.
Rotiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ideaale moves away from the strike by Rotiz.
Rotiz scores with a nice strike.
Ideaale shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotiz tries to sprawl out of it but Ideaale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rotiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rotiz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ideaale. Ideaale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rotiz.
Ideaale changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz feints and as Ideaale raises his hands in defense, Rotiz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ideaale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotiz's guard.
Ideaale looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz being controlled here, momentarily.
Rotiz wants to stand up but Ideaale is controlling him.
Ideaale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rotiz is keeping the position for now.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet but Ideaale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ideaale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ideaale pushes down on Rotiz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ideaale wants to pass the guard but Rotiz is defending well.
Alee Ideaale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ideaale tries to pass to full mount but Rotiz defends it.
Rotiz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rotiz slips under a jab from Ideaale.
Toti Rotiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rotiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ideaale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ideaale appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rotiz lands with a right hand.
Rotiz throws a combination. Ideaale tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rotiz stuffs the takedown.
Rotiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alee Ideaale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ideaale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rotiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rotiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ideaale.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ideaale.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alee Ideaale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz connects with a body shot that sends Ideaale's belly button to the back.
Rotiz stuffs the takedown.
Rotiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rotiz lands strikes from half guard.
Rotiz prevents Ideaale from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Rotiz.
Rotiz working over Ideaale with some ground and pound. Ideaale looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ideaale is looking to improve his position.
Ideaale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rotiz landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz throws an elbow that misses. Ideaale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rotiz's guard. Nice move by Ideaale!
Ideaale won't allow Rotiz to get back to his feet.
Ideaale passes into half guard.
Ideaale trying to control the pace.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toti Rotiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ideaale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rotiz scores with a shot to the body.
Ideaale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Rotiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rotiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ideaale changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rotiz throws a hook but Ideaale blocks it.
Ideaale changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rotiz missing with a left hand there. Ideaale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ideaale closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ideaale lands in his opponent's guard.
Rotiz wants to stand but Ideaale is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ideaale distracts Rotiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ideaale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rotiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ideaale is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ideaale looking to pass the guard.
Ideaale wants to control from the top but Rotiz keeps moving.
Ideaale scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ideaale throws a big right hand that misses.
Ideaale won't allow Rotiz to get back to his feet.
Ideaale is looking to work some ground and pound but Rotiz has wrist control.
Rotiz wants to stand but Ideaale is controlling the position.
Ideaale landing some decent shots from guard.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet but Ideaale passes into half guard.
Toti Rotiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ideaale prevents Rotiz from standing back up.
Ideaale drops an elbow to the side of Rotiz's head.
Rotiz is trying to stand.
Rotiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ideaale.
Ideaale is looking for a kimura here.
Ideaale is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rotiz defends it well.
Ideaale is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Rotiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ideaale.
Ideaale trying to pass the guard but Rotiz defending well.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ideaale shoots in looking for a takedown but Rotiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ideaale's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ideaale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ideaale looks to throw the jab but Rotiz is out of range.
Rotiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rotiz scores with a three punch combo!
Ideaale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ideaale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alee Ideaale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotiz works the jab nicely.
Ideaale avoids the body shot from Rotiz.
Rotiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ideaale shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotiz tries to sprawl out of it but Ideaale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ideaale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rotiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ideaale's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ideaale takes one on the button.
Alee Ideaale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rotiz digs a good hook to Ideaale's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toti Rotiz.
I've got Rotiz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toti Rotiz!
Toti Rotiz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fuisse (ranked 2668 p4p, 3635 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 345 p4p, 446 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ian Carter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Fuisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuisse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Fuisse fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fuisse gets a takedown into half guard.
Fuisse seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Carter is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacob Fuisse!
After winning the bout, Jacob Fuisse thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 907 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 114 p4p, 160 weight class). Jackson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson scores with a jab to the head.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferguson.
Ferguson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferguson checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tests Ferguson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferguson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson checks the leg kick.
Ferguson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Silva swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva motions for Ferguson to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ferguson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ferguson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Ferguson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Ferguson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ferguson.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jackson Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Ferguson lands a jab to the nose.
Niall Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
It looked like Ferguson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ferguson feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Ferguson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson scores with a hook.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niall Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson works the jab nicely.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a hook
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Silva toppling to the canvas! Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with the combination.
Ferguson cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferguson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva misses with a double jab
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ferguson has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ferguson.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferguson finish him?
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
Ferguson sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ferguson is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferguson lands an overhand right.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Ferguson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Silva throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Silva looks to move away, Ferguson throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Ferguson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferguson counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Ferguson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silva to his feet! Silva is in big trouble!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ferguson is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Jackson Silva's cut even more.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Ferguson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferguson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva thows a leg kick but Ferguson checks it
and Ferguson comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Silva stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Ferguson is on him like rabid pit bull! Silva slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niall Ferguson!
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